The 28-year-old broke through to become a key man, featuring under Roy Hodgson, Sam Allardyce and Gareth Southgate, and succeeds 2015 winner Wayne Rooney.

A stoppage time winner in the World Cup 2018 qualifier against Slovakia was a personal highlight for the former Southampton talent - who picked up 39 percent of the fans' vote with Jamie Vardy garnering 12 percent and Rooney picking up just eight percent.

"This award is a huge honour,” Lallana told TheFA.com. "The last three winners were Rooney (2015), Rooney (2014) and Steven Gerrard (2012) so that just goes to show what a great achievement this is.

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"Things have been going well this season for my club so that always helps. When you're playing well for your club then hopefully you can transmit your form into the national team and help out.

"That's what has been happening but I don't want that to be for just one season – I want to continue that for as long as possible.

"Off the back of a disappointing year for England as a whole, I'll be looking to definitely improve in 2017 and hopefully we can build on how it has started under Gareth Southgate, as there have been plenty of positives."